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OUTFIELDER
NELSON RADA

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BORN: AUG. 24, 2005 OPENING DAY AGE: 19
BIRTHPLACE: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA RESIDES: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JAN. 15, 2022
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
RADA
RADA’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2022— DSL Angels .311 50 164 50 51 12 3 1 26 2 0 14 26 1 26 27 6 1 .439 .446 2
2023— Inland Empire .276 115 439 94 121 13 6 2 48 9 3 16 73 1 98 55 11 10 .346 .395 1
2024— Rocket City .234 123 428 53 100 12 0 1 31 4 5 8 57 0 117 35 11 8 .269 .331 2
MINOR TOTALS .264 288 1031 197 272 37 9 4 105 15 8 38 156 2 241 117 28 19 .329 .378 5
2024 SEASON
◆ Spent season with Double-A Rocket City, and batted .234 (100/428) with 13 extra-base hits in 123 games.
◆ Strung together a career-long 11-game hitting streak from May 11-25...Batted .333 (14/42) over the streak.
◆ Batted .323 (20/62) with a .837 OPS in 21 games in July...Also slashed .394/.565/.424 in the month of September
to end the season.
◆ Ranked seventh in the Southern League with 35 stolen bases...Drew 57 walks, eighth-most in the league.
◆ Made just two errors in 994.0 innings in CF (259 total chances), which translated to a .992 fielding percentage.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut June 6, 2022 with DSL Angels at DSL Marlins.
◆ 2023 MiLB Organization All-Star...Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove.
◆ 2022 MiLB Organization All-Star...Dominican Summer League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Jan. 15, 2022...Signed by Angels as international free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Nelson Gabriel Rada.
◆ Enters 2025 ranked by Baseball America as Halos #5 overall prospect (#2 position player).
◆ Signed by Angels scouts Marlon Urdaneta & Joel Chicarelli.

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